Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser., 1887-06-03
NOTES.

This local elections in Virgins show bnt few
political changes. shenandoah county, which
usually goes republican, elected the democratic
ticket with one exception.
Five hundred coal miners, at Sanford l.
Csmpsny's Essen and Toms Run Mines n
Pennsy ylv.nia, struck Friday tor semi-nonthly
pay, as prescribed by law.
The tro,tng stallion J. W. S,u,h died in
Denver. Col, on Friday, from III effects OF
poison given Rim Thursday TO defeat him in the
2 80 race. He was valued at Sc, 900.
Albert Nichols, maer, aged 20. unm ,rred,
was instantly killed by tall OF coal in the
Georges Creek Comp.ny's "Oid Co.-y' mine
al Lon .conIng, Md, Friday. He vas helping
his father, Samuel Mich is, and the latter go.
ing out u aomrnt to sharpen some tools, re
/ turned to find his son crashed and iite-ss under
q mass OF c.al.
Three met, father and two sons by he na me
Of Giles, at Falls Village, Me have for y
siderable length of time shown unmisi.k lie
signs OF poisoning. One OF The ;ons died. and
the father and TIE other sos are very low and
falling n analy sis of the food they haze
been eating shows the presence of srssnie. !
Is not known ho~ the poison 20: Into the food
A passenger train on the Peun.,lvani. R all
road jumped the track at Horseshoe b. nd ueni
k,ttsaning Point, in the A leg heny mount aiu>
on Friday night aud three cars went over an
embau meat Ths accident wss caused ~ IN.
breaking OF ak OF eAsI-hound trrigh
train just before meeting the pass n ger train
/ Reports Saws that three men we're killed and
twelve wounded
! Miss Elvirs Delaney died recently in New
Loadsn hospital fron the effects OF ihe bite of n
rat. Six weeks ago, while 10 Porto Rico, on
her aunts plantation, Sc received the bite as
she lay 10 The summ house Nothing was
ihosght Of the scratch. but before Ihe brig
Aorancr reached New Lo don With Mis- De
laaoy she Was suffering from blood poisoning
il is thought that the rat bad estsn poisoned
food placed among the sugar cane. for the pur.
pose Of killing him Aad bis kind.
A young lady Of RiiAvills. Ga, " ho bad just
recovered IRON . serious illoess, expressed
desire one day to ba,ea quail or Partride serv-
ed for her dinner. The narket WAS secured
bat none could be fosnd. aad ~ the patiest re-
fused to take any other nourish men, her physi.
clan Vas in 4 qu.ndary. Suddeatly part
ridge came autiering down the chimnsy and
fell limp ssd lifsless on the opea hearth in her
bedroom. The bird vas drvssed and cooked
the lady enjoyed il mnensely and the physi.
ci.o Vas gre.,ly edsed by the occurrence.
!
gas mains 10 the towa Of Ne~ Cumberland, W
Va. Tuesday nigh; the work vas finished t. nd
preparations made 10 test the large mains. Be
fore testing il vas accessory TO heat the pipe in
order TO % .ke il ht = carve lesdiag TO The river
While this vas being dsas ssd the pipe vas al
. shite heat some one aceideHily turned on ,he
gas. When the Gas rsae bed The spot terrific
explosion occurred, scattering the huge iroa
mains In all direc,ioss asd ts.ring . large hole
In the G ouna. The gas, which ~.s 10, isio
the pipe at . pressure Of 100 pounds. inmedi-
siely took 6re and burned TO the height Of 20
feet Eight workmes and tss ehildrvn Who
were standing at The point where the explosion
toek place we're terribly burned Fosr ltali-ss,
names unkneun. we're throsa 20 feet BY the
sho<k and terribly burned about the lace. bead
and hands. Tso chiidreu names uak now a
we're BADLY burned. Physicians uere sun.
moned from neighsoring io.as TO r.sdsr as
tsistAnce.
Sheriff Richard Sciinaa. of Aaae Arsadel
coaniy zen, 10 Bowie, 10 Prince George .
teesaty, on Prid.y. TO serve a civil ~.rsnt
When be arrived at the village. aboa, twelve
miles from WAshington. b. foand the plsc~
under gres, excitement = II. Watts, store
keeper of Bowie. cr.x~d by drink -, rsiaiag
the village. Br means Of eo.l oil he h.l de-
stroyed four .uscks of bis oun hay So, ere to
bis o~n hosse With his family 10 il. sad TO the
dwellings, of tso other ei'if.n., besides caiiisg &
toe people with az ale " DO bad isserfrrst 10
prevent his work Of d.structioa. Sheriff Sill
maa. hadsng no oss willing TO a'temp, his ar
rest, sent up 10 Waits ard s,ruyk him sith his
Est 10 the bead. f-llipf hin to The stossd lie
then haadcufed him and the sheri9 o. Ptinse
6eorg-'s coaaty -~s ,elsxrsphed for The lsf'
ter e.as up from Upper Nsrihoso snt took
posssssiss Of the prisoser. who still thr..,eaei
TO buru dsua the ,oun. Oue corner OF Waits .
hsu,e ~.s burs,d do.a. .sd also b., stable
The other 6res were .xiins ssishcd uiiaoai ssri.
oss dIu.ge